'Community' season 5 will make its early debut on Thursday, January 2 with two fresh episodes beginning at 8:00 p.m., the following week settling into its normal 8:00 p.m. timeslot, with 'Parks and Recreation' to follow with its 100th episode on January 9. January 8, meanwhile, will see spinoff 'Chicago P.D.' premiering in the 10:00 p.m. slot.

Prior to January, however, NBC will fill the departing 'Ironside' and 'Welcome to the Family' slots with a mix of back-to-back “Parks and Recreation” episodes, an 'SNL Halloween' special, the latest, previously announced incarnation of 'The Voice,' and a live 'Sound of Music' rendition. 'The Sing-Off' will also broadcast for two weeks in December to help fill the gap.